2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates 23 April - 27 April 2008
Teams 7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Uruguay
Fourth place  Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 118 (9.08 per match)

The 2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONMEBOL) was the second beach soccer championship for South America, held in April 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brazil won the championship for a second consecutive time, with Argentina finishing second and Uruguay winning the third place play of to finish third. The three nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France from July 17 - July 27.[1]

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Argentina 93300261016
 Venezuela 6320113112
 Chile 3310217161
 Peru 030031023-13


2008-04-23
 Chile 8 5  Peru


2008-04-23
 Argentina 2 1  Venezuela


2008-04-24
 Venezuela 5 4  Chile


2008-04-24
 Peru 0 8  Argentina


2008-04-25
 Venezuela 7 5  Peru


2008-04-25
 Argentina 6 5  Chile


Group B

Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Brazil 622001477
 Uruguay 32101812-4
 Paraguay 02002811-3


2008-04-23
 Brazil 8 3  Uruguay


2008-04-24
 Brazil 6 4  Paraguay


2008-04-23
 Uruguay 5 4  Paraguay


Knockout stage

  Semi-finals     Final
                 
  B1   Brazil 8  
  A2   Venezuela 3    
      SF1   Brazil 6
      SF2   Argentina 1
  A1   Argentina 5    
  B2   Uruguay 3   3rd/4th Place match
 
SF1   Venezuela 1
  SF2   Uruguay 5


Semi-Finals

2008-04-26
 Brazil 8 3  Venezuela


2008-04-26
 Argentina 5 3  Uruguay


Third Place Play Off

2008-04-27
 Venezuela 1 5  Uruguay


Final

2008-04-27
 Brazil 6 1  Argentina


Winners

 (2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners: 

Brazil
Second title

Awards

Best Player
Brazil André
Top Scorer
Argentina Ezequiel Hilaire
7 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Uruguay Diego

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Brazil
2  Argentina
3  Uruguay
4  Venezuela
5  Chile
6  Paraguay
7  Peru

References

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